The Thursday Murder Club - linguistic.earth

Paperback, 384 pages

Published Aug. 3, 2021 by Penguin Books.

ISBN:: 978-1-9848-8098-7

(2 reviews)

Welcome to... THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB

In a peaceful retirement village, four unlikely friends meet weekly in the Jigsaw Room to discuss unsolved crimes; together they call themselves The Thursday Murder Club.

When a local developer is found dead with a mysterious photograph left next to the body, the Thursday Murder Club suddenly find themselves in the middle of their first live case.

As the bodies begin to pile up, can our unorthodox but brilliant gang catch the killer, before it's too late?

9 editions

Kevin reviewed The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

Sit back with a light pinot noir and read to your heart's delight

4 stars

This is such a pleasurable book with so many great characters. I love the author's wit and the way he portrays the inner thoughts of his characters. A fun read that is great for the pool- or beach-side as we head into summer. (If you're looking for that kind of thing)

it's a murder mystery sporting its fair share of twists and turns as thee "investigators" work through the clues an interrogate suspects. All the primary characters are pretty well fleshed-out, making them 2.5, if not three-dimensional. This has a great pacing, and I love the short chapters, allowing one to read the book and get to a stopping point even when one is prone to interruptions.

urbaer reviewed The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

A rather cosy little murder

4 stars

In a retirement village, Joyce is asked a question by member (well leader, let's be honest) of the Thursday Murder Club Elizabeth about how long it would take to bleed out from a certain wound. They meet in the jigsaw room every Thursday hence the name. There she meets the tough as nails but heart of gold Ron and the ex-psychologist Ibrahim.

Together they solve cold cases. But when a murder occurs related to their retirement village it uncovers secrets that end up closer to home.

Mechanically the story alternates between Joyce's journal entries and a third person view but it does have a fairly decent pace.

The characters a very likeable and have very distinct approaches, Elizabeth has many contacts and is very observant (with a history that's very hush hush), Ron is rough around the edges, Ibrahim is more for the analysis (and I suppose the little grey …

In a retirement village, Joyce is asked a question by member (well leader, let's be honest) of the Thursday Murder Club Elizabeth about how long it would take to bleed out from a certain wound. They meet in the jigsaw room every Thursday hence the name. There she meets the tough as nails but heart of gold Ron and the ex-psychologist Ibrahim.

Together they solve cold cases. But when a murder occurs related to their retirement village it uncovers secrets that end up closer to home.

Mechanically the story alternates between Joyce's journal entries and a third person view but it does have a fairly decent pace.

The characters a very likeable and have very distinct approaches, Elizabeth has many contacts and is very observant (with a history that's very hush hush), Ron is rough around the edges, Ibrahim is more for the analysis (and I suppose the little grey cells style) and Joyce acts as our entry into the club but is one of those people who really wants everyone to like her but not in a painful way.

And with Donna and Chris in the story you also get some police procedural thrown in for good measure.

There's a lot of mysteries in here that get uncovered, though it's not one of those tales that you're expected to be able to solve it before the characters do. The ride however is an intriguing one and looking forward to what the sequel presents.